HUNTSVILLE, AL - The International Space Station will be visible in the night sky over north Alabama twice this month, NASA says.

The station can be seen the following nights, times and locations:

July 11, 9:52-9:55 p.m. in the northwest sky moving north.

July 13, 9:10 p.m., north sky moving southeast.

The station is moving about 17,000 miles an hour, meaning it takes from 2 to 4 minutes to cross the sky. It shines with a white, unblinking light, making it easy to distinguish from passing jets.

EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story quoted details from a National Geographic story which has since been proven inaccurate. The space station will not be visible tonight, according to MSFC's Dr. William Cooke, who said the magazine misinterpreted remarks he made earlier this summer about a viewing window that has since closed. This post has since been updated to indicate that the space station won't be visible until July 11. In other words, if you see a streak across Huntsville's skyline tonight, it has a greater chance of being a UFO than the International Space Station.